Good plans for the narrow gate

“We know that all things work together for good^* for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose”. (Romans 8:28). This passage, today, in the Roman Catholic Lectionary, from the Letter of Paul to the Romans is a reminder of an attitude which some believers express in their journey as “8:28 it”. We see that this letter is witnessing to the deep intimacy of prayer as the Spirit within teaches us the communication of Love with God. Friar JudeWinkler advises that we experience this communion of Love and through the experience we are able to trust in the plan of God. Surrender to the plan of God is not easy. The Gospel from Luke tells of Jesus response to the question of will many be saved? Sue Crawford of Creighton University reminds us that we do not attempt to go through the narrow gate described by Jesus on our own. Jesus journeys with us and our trust in His direction through listening to the indwelling Spirit will keep us on the path of the great cloud of witnesses (Hebrews 12:1). Paul lays out the path for the family of God trusting in the plan of God which calls us to communion through the Spirit and in that trust we will live righteous lives leading to the passage through the narrow gate into full life in glory.